Detection of Random Signals in Gaussian Mixture Noise

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1788-1801

  Stein, David W J ^a  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

EM algorithm; Gaussian mixture noise; Locally optimal detection; random signal; receiver operating characteristics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERFORMANCE; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

EXPECTATION MAXIMIZATION ALGORITHM; GAUSSIAN MIXTURE NOISE; LOCALLY OPTIMAL DETECTION; PIECEWISE POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATIONS; RANDOM SIGNALS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 0029407210     PISSN: 00189448     EISSN: 15579654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/18.476307     Document Type: Article

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